There was also anger at more than 3,000 letters going out asking for people’s interest in their property, with suggestions that compulsory purchase powers could be used, although the council later confirmed this was not going to be the case.

A consultation was expected to get underway this summer, although a clear date of when that was due to start was not clear.

Central government agreed to fund three quarters of the scheme, valued at £97million three years ago, with the rest coming from local sources.

The meeting will take place on Friday, August 31 at the Suffolk Food Hall conference room from 7.30pm.

Members of the public are invited to go along and share their thoughts.

A 16-year-old suffered life-threatening injuries after being stabbed in the car park of a McDonald’s restaurant in Ipswich during a violent fight in front of shocked members of the public, it has been alleged.

Author and screenwriter Anthony Horowitz visited Woodbridge to give a talk at Seckford Hall about his life and works. We caught up with him to talk about his home in Orford, his love for Suffolk and how he plans to spend eternity in the county.